Job Search Resource Center
This collection of resources is intended to help you find summer jobs or longer-term work, undergraduate field studies or graduate programs, outdoor education programs, local groups, skill certification courses or cheap gear for your own skill-building personal trips.
If you know of any programs, camps, organizations or resources not included here that would be a valuable addition to this collection, great — bring us the contact info. In addition, if you have worked for or studied with any of these organizations and would like to serve as a campus representative, let us know and we will list your name, email, and/or phone number alongside the program’s listing so that interested folks can contact you.
College Outdoors frequently gets recruitment flyers. These are posted outside the office in Templeton 244.
Good luck!
Contents:
I. Search lots of jobs from one site: Databases/Search Engines
II. Individual Programs, Organizations, Companies, Outfitters
III. Educate Yourself: Medical Training, Undergraduate Field Studies, Outdoor Schools, Local Groups, Graduate Programs
IV. Get geared up: Cheap and/or local equipment
I. Job Search Databases
Note: This is a great place to start familiarizing yourself with what’s out there without having to type in a million different websites. You may be able to narrow your search according to geography, type of position, etc. This is also a good way to start browsing summer camps.
- Handshake (through the LC Career Center)
- OutdoorEd.Com
- Association for Experiential Education
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Student Conservation Association
- Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education
- National Park Service Employment Information
- Coolworks National Parks Job Database
- Colorado Outdoor Adventure Guide
- MoneyGeek Guide to Outdoor Careers
- Get Outside! Careers in the Great Outdoors
- Adventure Job Board
II. Individual Programs, Organizations, Schools, Outfitters
Secondary Schools/Programs with Outdoor Components
- Eagle Rock School, CO
- High Mountain Institute, CO
- Oregon Episcopal School, OR
- The Mountain School, VT
- The White Mountain School, NH
Raft Companies
- Four Corners Rafting
- Outdoor Adventure River Specialists
- Oregon River Experiences
- Echo Canyon River Expeditions
Environmental Education for Kids
- Oregon Museum of Science & Industry: Science Camps
- Christodora, Inc., NY/MA
- Hawthorne Valley Farm, NY
- Keystone Science School
- Naturalists at Large
Summer Expeditions and Outdoor Education
- Outward Bound School
- National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
- Washington Trails Association (WTA)
- Deer Hill Expeditions, CO
- Adventures Cross Country: Worldwide
- Wilderness Ventures: Worldwide
- Adventure Treks
- Kroka Expeditions, VT
- SPLORE Accessible Outdoor Adventure, UT
- Cispus Learning Center, WA
- Passages Northwest, WA
- The Mountain Institute, WV
- Opal Creek Expeditions, OR
III. Educate Yourself
You may also be interested in working for these folks!
Outdoor Skill Schools
Medical Training
Graduate Programs
Undergraduate Environmental Field Studies
- Wild Rockies Field Institute
- Teton Science School, WY
- University of Montana
- Sea Education Association, MA
- Castle Rock Institute, NC
- Southwest Field Studies, Earlham College
- Williams College & Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies Program, CT
- Prescott College, AZ
- San Juan College, NM: Outdoor Leadership and Recreation Program
Local
- Lewis & Clark College Paddle Club E-Mail: paddle@lclark.edu
Whitewater Kayaking instruction and excursions - The Circuit Bouldering Gym
- Stoneworks (Rock Climbing Gym)
- Portland Rock Gym
- Mazamas Rock Climbing, Mountaineering and Hiking club.
Remember to browse the CO Library for books that will help you study up for your next personal trip!
IV. Get Geared Up: Gear Rentals and Businesses
College Outdoors offers rentals on a number of essential items for outdoor adventures. Check out our rental page here. We also include the addresses and numbers of local businesses that rent and/or sell gear.
College Outdoors is located in room 239 of Fowler Student Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 188
email outdoors@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7116
fax 503-768-7876
Director Joe Yuska
College Outdoors
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 188
Portland OR 97219